Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 
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ConclusionThe efficacy of additional EA plus long-snake moxibustion based on oral medications for RA due to kidney deficiency and cold coagulation is better than that of the oral medications alone. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - December 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Effects of electroacupuncture on uterine prostaglandin F 2 α , cyclooxygenase 2 and nuclear factor κB in rats with primary dysmenorrhea
ConclusionThe mechanism of EA for PD rats may be related to inhibiting the phosphorylation of NF- κB and reducing the levels of COX-2 and PGF2 α in uterine tissues. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - December 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical observation on acupoint massage plus Vitalstim electrical stimulation for deglutition disorder after stroke
ConclusionBoth acupoint massage and electrical stimulation can improve the deglutition function in patients with deglutition disorder after stroke, and improve the coordination and flexibility of masseter muscle. The integration of the two is more effective. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - December 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical observation on acupoint sticking therapy plus electroacupuncture for treating peripheral facial paralysis
ConclusionAcupoint sticking therapy with Mian Tan Gao (facial paralysis paste) plus EA can decrease H-B grade, reduce pain severity and improve clinical symptoms and signs as well as the facial disability condition in peripheral facial paralysis patients. This method produced more significant efficacy compared with oral medicine and medicine plus EA. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - December 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical observation on electroacupuncture plus Yi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) for knee osteoarthritis
ConclusionEA plus Yi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) is clinically effective for KOA. This combined treatment can alleviate clinical symptoms. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Therapeutic efficacy observation on moxibustion with moxa of different storage years for moderate-to-severe primary knee osteoarthritis
ConclusionMoxibustion with moxa of different storage years (stored for 3 years and 1 year) both can improve the pain, stiffness and motor function in patients with moderate-to-severe KOA. While moxa stored for 3 years has a better therapeutic efficacy in improving stiffness of the knee joint than that stored for 1 year. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Effect of scraping therapy on Th1/Th2 balance in rats with lumbar disc herniation
ConclusionST can help suppress the Th1 immunity in LDH rats triggered by the autologous nucleus pulposus, restore the immune balance of Th1/Th2, and reduce the pain of LDH. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical observation of acupuncture plus Frenkel exercises for ataxia after cerebral stroke
ConclusionMind-refreshing and balance-restoring needling can effectively improve the lower-limb ataxic symptoms and ADL after stroke; when combined with Fenkel exercises, this needling method can produce more significant efficacy. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical observation of acupuncture and traction plus Ba Duan Jin (Eight-brocade Exercise) for improving discogenic low back pain
ConclusionThe combination of acupuncture, traction and Ba Duan Jin (Eight-brocade Exercise) is an effective method for DLBP and patients who received this method are less likely to relapse. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical efficacy comparison of moxibustion with different doses for knee osteoarthritis
ConclusionEither 20-minute moxibustion or 40-minute moxibustion can relieve pain, improve stiffness, dysfunction, and TCM symptoms for KOA; and 40-minute moxibustion is better in relieving pain, improving dysfunction and TCM symptoms. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Acupuncture therapy with point selection based on syndrome differentiation along the meridians for functional dyspepsia: a randomized controlled trial
ConclusionAcupuncture with point selection based on syndrome differentiation along the meridians has a better curative effect than acupuncture at non meridian and non-acupoint points in the treatment of FD. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Study on the body surface temperature variation patterns of the meridian acupoints related to the physiological status of the uterus
ConclusionThe temperature of Diji (SP 8) specifically reflected the onset of ovulation, and the thermal characteristics of Diji (SP 8) specifically reflected the physiological changes of uterus. The meridian acupoints reflecting the performance of Zang-fu function is not only associated with the spinal cord segment innervating the acupoints, but also associated with the characteristics of the acupoints and the meridians to which the acupoints belong. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Efficacy evaluation of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training for post-stroke deglutition disorders of qi-deficiency blood stasis pattern
ConclusionBased on the conventional treatment for stroke, acupuncture plus rehabilitation training or use of rehabilitation training alone both can improve the clinical symptoms in post-stroke deglutition disorders of qi-deficiency blood stasis pattern, but acupuncture plus rehabilitation training can produce more significant efficacy and better long-term efficacy in improving TCM symptoms. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Discussion of the promising effect of electroacupuncture on cognitive improvement in D-galactose-induced aging rats based on NLRP3-ASC-Caspase-1 signaling pathway
ConclusionNLRP3 inflammasome may be involved in the development of cognitive decline in aging rats; 7 consecutive days of EA intervention can partially improve the cognitive impairment in aging rats though the effect is rather limited; 21 consecutive days of EA intervention may improve the learning and memory abilities in aging rats via down-regulating the expression levels of NLRP3 inflammasome-associated proteins in hippocampus. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - September 11, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical observation on Yi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) plus tuina on the neck for stiff neck
ConclusionYi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) plus tuina on the neck can effectively relieve neck pain and improve cervical range of motion in patients with stiff neck, and can achieve a better effect than tuina alone. (Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - September 11, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
